//
// Mono.Messaging
//
// Authors:
//		Michael Barker (mike@middlesoft.co.uk)
//
// (C) 2008 Michael Barker
//

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namespace Mono.Messaging {

	/// <summary>
	/// Provides access to the core implementation classes.  A single instance of
	/// this class will be maintained by the MessagingProviderLocator, therefore
	/// any implementations of this class must be thread safe.
	/// </summary>
	public interface IMessagingProvider {
		
		bool Exists (QueueReference qRef);
		
		IMessageQueue CreateMessageQueue (QueueReference qRef,
		                                  bool transactional);
		
		IMessageQueue GetMessageQueue (QueueReference qRef);

		IMessage CreateMessage ();
		
		IMessageQueueTransaction CreateMessageQueueTransaction ();

		void DeleteQueue (QueueReference qRef);
		
		IMessageQueue[] GetPublicQueues ();
	}

}
